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Violent Attack Inside Maryland Jail Turns Deadly As Police Identify Victim (Updated)
A violent attack inside a Maryland jail has turned deadly, with police identifying the 35-year-old victim who succumbed to his injuries a day later.
Carlos Marcano Becerra, who had no fixed address, died on Thursday, Nov. 12, one day after he was found with severe injuries to his head and upper body at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Boyds, according to police.
Officers and fire rescue personnel were called around 11:12 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, to the facility in the 22800 block of Whelan Lane, where they discovered Becerra suffering from severe trauma, officials said.
He…
Shotgun, Rifle, Handgun: Police Reveal New Details In Deadly DC Doctor Shooting
A DC doctor had three guns at his disposal during a deadly shooting rampage in Northwest Washington, but none were registered to him in the District, police revealed.
Matt Wade Lambert, 55, was identified as the gunman who killed 46-year-old James Stuart and wounded four others on Thursday, Nov. 12, near VIDA Fitness in the 1500 block of 15th Street NW, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Investigators recovered a shotgun, rifle, and handgun from Lambert's apartment, and police confirmed that all three weapons were used in the shooting.
None were registered to Lambert in DC, t…
Husband Of 'Top Chef' Star Dies
The husband of "Top Chef" star Leah Cohen and co-founder of a popular New York City restaurant has died at 44 years old, leaving behind his wife and their two young sons.
Ben Byruch, who records show lived with Cohen in Union City, NJ, died Monday, Nov. 10, according to a Maplewood, NJ-based GoFundMe campaign launched by Lonny Sweet and Cassandre Pallas to support his family.
Byruch was the creative force behind Pig & Khao, the Southeast Asian restaurant he built alongside Cohen, who finished sixth on Season 5 of Bravo's "Top Chef," which aired from 2008 to 2009.
The couple …
Two Men, One Deadly Dispute: Arrests Made In Maryland Apartment Building Murder, Police Say
More than a week after 24-year-old Chrystopher Hagans was found shot to death in a Maryland apartment building, police say two men have been arrested for his murder.
Corey Johnson, 33, of Landover, and Aaron Johnson, 31, of Upper Marlboro, have been charged in connection with the killing of the Landover resident, who was found last week, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.
Officers were called shortly before 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to investigate a reported shooting in the 1900 block of Belle Haven Drive in Landover.
Upon arrival, they found Hagans suffering f…
Nearly 7 Weeks Later, Driver Who Killed Maryland Woman In Hit-Run Still On The Loose: Police
Nearly seven weeks after a Maryland woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver, police are renewing their search for the person responsible, circulating surveillance images and offering a cash reward for information.
Melissa Nocho, 64, died on Wednesday, Sept. 30, six days after she was struck by a black Hyundai Elantra in Baltimore County, according to police.
On Wednesday, Nov. 11, the Baltimore County Police Department renewed its appeal for information, sharing images of the suspected vehicle and a person investigators are attempting to identify.
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Naresh Bhatt Convicted Of Murdering Missing Virginia Wife Whose Body Has Never Been Found
A Virginia man who admitted to dismembering his wife but insisted he never killed her has been convicted of her murder more than two years after she vanished without a trace.
Naresh Bhatt, 39, of Manassas Park, was found guilty of first-degree murder, concealing a dead body, and defiling a dead body in the death of his wife, 28-year-old Mamta Kafle Bhatt, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, according to multiple reports.
The verdict came after a nearly six-week trial in Prince William County, during which Bhatt took the witness stand and admitted to cutting up his wife's body and disposing of her remains …
